Senior Director, PMO
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Job Location:
Norcross, GA - USA
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
31-10-2025
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Overview
Job Summary
Lead a diverse portfolio of hardware software and sustaining programs that support a strategic business line. Provide direct supervision to program and project managers ensuring alignment with business objectives. Collaborate cross-functionally with R&D marketing quality operations and executive leadership to drive strategic planning and execution. Forecast portfolio performance and recommend adjustments to programs or organizational structures to meet business goals. Serve as a key integrator across functions resolving complex challenges beyond portfolio boundaries with authority to act within company and divisional policy.
Responsibilities
Key Accountabilities
- Program Leadership: Provide strategic oversight across R&D programs aligning execution with business goals and driving cross-functional team performance.
- Project Planning & Execution: Direct integrated planning scheduling and resource allocation to ensure timely delivery of high-impact initiatives.
- Agile & Design Control: Champion Agile practices where appropriate and ensure compliance with design control standards.
- Risk & Issue Management: Lead proactive risk identification and resolution strategies addressing systemic challenges and ensuring portfolio stability.
- Executive Communication: Deliver clear strategic updates to senior leadership on portfolio status risks and alignment with business objectives.
- Vendor Management: Oversee selection and performance of strategic partners ensuring alignment with scope timelines and quality standards.
- Cross-Functional Collaboration: Facilitate alignment across departments to support product launches and change initiatives ensuring organizational readiness.
- Resource Optimization: Strategically manage equipment materials and shared resources to support current and future program needs.
- Talent Development: Mentor and coach program managers and project leaders fostering a high-performance culture and supporting career growth.
- Strategic Innovation: Contribute to long-range planning and innovation identifying emerging technologies and opportunities for business growth.
- Budget Managed- Prepares and maintains budgets for the portfolio of programs and projects.
- Performs other duties and responsibilities as assigned.
Networking/Key relationships
- Works with business line managers to develop strategy and track the progress of the portfolio.
- Works with functional management to conduct performance appraisals and coaching for project core team members. Provide regular supervision for assigned Project/Program Manager(s).
- Collaborates and works with peers and business line managers across Werfen Technology Centers for knowledge sharing Tools and implementing industry best practices.
Qualifications
Minimum Knowledge & Experience required for the position:
Education:
- BS in STEM field (engineering chemistry physics etc.) MS/MBA preferred.
- Additional course work in accounting business economics strategy development resource management and project management is desired.
Experience:
- Minimum of 15 years of professional experience with at least 11 years in technical leadership project coordination or project managementpreferably within product development.
- Strong understanding of the full product life-cycle from concept through manufacturing introduction.
- Portfolio management certification is preferred.
- Management has the discretion of substituting relevant work experience for a degree and/or making exceptions to the years of experience requirement.
Skills & Capabilities:
- Strategic thinking
- Leadership
- Functional/technical skills
- Strong project management skill set and familiarity with project management tools and techniques.
- Developing direct reports
- Proven track record of leading multiple successful product launches specifically in medical instrumentation.
- Analytical skills
- Strong oral and written communication skills.
- Word Excel Power-Point Design Control
Travel requirements:
Less than 20% of the time.
Required Experience:
Exec
Key Skills
- Project Management Methodology
- Project / Program Management
- Program Management
- PMBOK
- PPM Tools
- Waterfall
- Project Server
- Project Management
- Sharepoint
- Microsoft Project
- Project Management Lifecycle
- SDLC
About Company
Since 1959, we’ve harnessed our passion to create a history of innovative specialized diagnostics breakthroughs in vitro diagnostics, improve the quality of test results, and enhance patient care.
